coffee shop 1
waiter 2
jeans 3
sandwich 4
chair 5
arena 6
country 7
fire fighter 8
Proper Noun
1Starbucks
2Simon
3Levi's
4Big Mac
5Roll-O-Rocker
6Amway Arena
7Australia
8Captain Richard Orsini
Here are some sample sentences:
Although there are five other chairs in the living room, everyone in Jim's family fights to sit in the puffy new Roll-O-Rocker.
Chairs = common noun; Roll-O-Rocker = proper noun.
Harriet threw the stale cucumber sandwich in the trash can and fantasized about a Big Mac dripping with special sauce.
Sandwich = common noun; Big Mac = proper noun.
Because we like an attentive waiter, we always ask for Simon when we eat at Mama Rizzoni's Pizzeria.
Waiter = common noun; Simon = proper noun.
What are common nouns?
A common noun is a noun that refers to a person, thing and place.
Examples:
dog, house, picture, computer.
* Common nouns are represented in the singular and plural form.
* Common nouns are represented by lower case letters.
Examples of the usage of common nouns: (The common nouns are highlighted in blue)
* The red book is on the table.
* The black dog is in my yard.
* The computers are new.
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